I would like to thank the Australian Network on Disability for inviting me to speak about the work I have been doing. As many of you would know, I have recently concluded the Willing to Work National Inquiry into Employment Discrimination against Older Australians and Australians with Disability. The report for which was released by the Attorney-General last week.
Learn how the right to work is a fundamental human right, though one that many older people and people with disability in Australia do not enjoy.
Rights and Responsibilities: Creating Better Workplaces for all Australians
I start by acknowledging the Gadigal people of the Eora nation.
To all of you here today at the OWN conference, happy International Women’s Day for 2016.
It has always been my approach to International Women's Day to mark the things we as women have to celebrate.
As older women in Australia at this time, we do have lot, and many of those causes for celebration are things that women in this room have worked on over many decades to achieve.
With the scale, complexity and massive costs of recent reforms in disability services and aged care, we need constant monitoring and patience as the changes are put into place.
According to what I hear and see this is all happening pretty well, in general.
There is however a big shortcoming, a gap that could undermine the potential success of both the NDIS and the Aged Care programs.
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Explore what older Australians and those with a disability can do when they encounter employment discrimination.
Explore a series of booklets that are part of a National Inquiry in to employment discrimination against older Australians and Australians with disability.
